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Originally posted at http:\/\/hubpages.com\/hub\/Real-Life-Superheroes<\/a>
\nWhat is happening to America? Our once proud country is becoming a black hole of despair. Social Security is going broke, Our national debt is sky-high. Health-care costs are rising through the roof. People are losing their jobs, their homes and their hope. As the dreams of our fathers slip farther and farther from the the sight of most Americans, people are losing faith in our politicians, our systems and each other.
\nWhat can we do to bring back our hope? Here are the stories of a few people who decided to fight on the side of hope and justice. People who believe that one person CAN <\/strong>make a difference. People who are trying to make our world a better place…
\nReal life superheros…<\/strong>
\nDo You Have a Superhero In Your Neighborhood?
\nThese superheroes live in our neighborhoods, patrol our streets and help our needy. They live normal lives and hold normal jobs. The superpower they hold is caring. These heroes have taken upon themselves the daunting job of helping others. Their super-caring has led them to a life where action is preferable to inaction…where lending a helping hand is necessary…where love and justice are not just words, but a way of life.
\nWhat makes a superhero? Many will never understand, but there are a few people in this world who know. We may or may not sympathize with their need to don the superhero uniform and go forth to help others, however we should be able to recognize the altruism that is behind it. Let’s get to know some of today’s real life superheroes before we judge them.
\nPhantom Zero<\/strong>
\nFrom: http:\/\/blogs.myspace.com\/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=48882705&blogId=457750147
\n“I’m a relatively normal citizen who wants to increase the amount of good in the world…” (Phantom Zero @ MySpace)
\nPhantom Zero speaks of how he did not always fit in as a child. Growing up, his feelings oscillated between a longing to fit in and a pride in being different. Phantom Zero’s sense of being different was one reason he found superheroes appealing. Here were some who, due to special powers or extraordinary life events, would never be like the other people in their lives. He connected with these misunderstood “monsters”.
\nOver time Phantom Zero came to realize that different was not bad…different was unique, special, and admirable. Realization that it is the person, not possessions, that makes the man, a sense of self strengthened in his soul. Phantom Zero acquired the power to be himself, to know himself and to love himself.
\nPhantom Zero…an ordinary man turned superhero or a superhero disguised as an ordinary man? Many of us question our ability to change our world. We question our ability to alter our reality. Not Phantom Zero! He knows that change is within each and every one of our grasps. We are each superheroes, all we need to do is to make a decision…a decision to live with honorable intent. Phantom Zero has made “a pledge to increase the amount of good in the world to counteract the evil.” Will you join him in his pledge?
\nPhantom Zero’s Philosophy on being a Real Life Superhero
\n“The most important aspect of being a Real Life Super Hero is as simple as this:
\nYou selflessly serve a pro social mission.<\/em>
\nIt’s not about conquering groups of people to display your physical or martial prowess.
\nIt’s not about having scads of cutting edge technology at one’s disposal.
\nIt’s not about training one’s mind to the limits of human perfection so they can out think everyone and everthing that comes their way.<\/em>
\nIt’s about being a champion of good (and almost everyone has the capacity to do a little good every day).
\nThe reward one receives from doing good deeds is the deed itself, the service to the greater good, and the benefit that said service offers to mankind.<\/em>
\nAt least, in my mind, that is what being a Real Life Super Hero is.<\/em>
\nSincerely,
\nPhantom Zero”<\/em>
\nQuoted from: Phantom Zero’s MySpace Blog<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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